Page 124 - Perfect Phrases for Motivating and Rewarding

■ If you, as a supervisor, are the virtual commuter, make yourself
as accessible as possible.

Motivational Phrases
■ “You’re as much a part of this team as anyone who is physically
in the office, and you’re entitled to support.”
■ “Please sync your schedule with the office’s online calendar.”
■ “Please give support staff as much lead time as possible to
integrate your priorities into their schedules. In order for them
to keep you in the scheduling loop, you need to keep them in
yours.”
■ “Sometimes some of you seem to forget that Raul is part of
the team. Please remember that it’s not ‘Raul’s project’; it’s our
project and is just as important as others on the table.”
■ “Our Thursday morning staff meetings are a great energy
exchange. We’ll make arrangements to conference you in.”
■ “Our monthly staff meetings are the best way for you to stay
connected and for everyone to get to know you. Please make
them a top priority.”
■ “Please check with Sally before you choose a format or font.
When integrating your work is time-consuming, everyone gets
frustrated.”
■ “You can’t see our smiles, but that design is awesome.”
■ “That number crunching was dynamite. Thank you for getting
it to us so quickly.”
■ “You’ve been having some problems with your server. Please
call our service company today. A major project is coming your
way in a few days.”
■ “You seem to have instinctively fit right into the virtual
commuter role. Would you consider training others?”
■ “Getting in tune with the time difference is a challenge. Our
project planning chart accounts for that to ensure that no one
is waiting for material while someone is sleeping.”

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